When platitudes fail
The one thing the moderns will not trust a man to do is to conduct his own life. – G. K. Chesterton, Abolishing the Ordinary I have two books by Lord Baden... Read more.
Freedom
Hence the domestic household is antecedent, as well in idea as in fact, to the gathering of men into a community. – Pope Pius XI (Quadragesimo Anno) Families,... Read more.
Pigeons and doves
Several years ago we were in New York City attending the ordination of a friend of mine, a red-headed Ontarian who is now called Fr. Juan Diego and belongs to the... Read more.
The Rope Swing
Nobody knew where the rope came from. One Sunday morning after Mass in early spring, we found a thick rope hanging from an old elm tree in the front lawn of the... Read more.
The Rule of Law
“Why does each small thing in the world have to fight against the world itself? … So that each thing that obeys law may have the glory and isolation of the... Read more.
Altar Boys
I found an old picture of my father in an attic drawer. It was taken on the occasion of the St. Peter’s Altar Boy picnic on the steps of the Cathedral. There... Read more.
St. Patrick’s Fire
In our culture, the closest thing we have to a state religion is the worship of scientific knowledge, which is really just the worship of man. The scientific method... Read more.
Fathers
When King Herod was holding court, all the best and brightest newspapers, reporters, gossip-mongers, and talking heads were constantly in attendance trying to get... Read more.